T Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of T Bancshares, has appointed Craig Barnes as its new executive vice president and chief credit officer.

Mr Barnes has formerly held executive level positions as chief lending and chief operations officer. For the last two years, Mr Barnes has been a financial and banking consultant.

Mr Barnes holds a bachelors degree from Missouri Western State University along with numerous formal training and educational programs including executive management program from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Patrick Adams, president and CEO of T Bank, said: We are pleased that T Bank has the opportunity to add Craig’s skills and reputation to the executive management team of T Bank. This is yet another step taken by the Board of Directors demonstrating the Bank’s commitment to maintaining a solid foundation for continued growth of the Bank in its lending markets.